[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18601-18602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06850]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Respirator Certification Fees; Public Meeting
AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces a public meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to allow
stakeholders to present information the impact of an increase on
respirator fees on individual respirator manufacturers, the respirator
market, or on those industries that rely on NIOSH approved respiratory
equipment.
DATES: April 30, 2013, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, or after the last public
commenter has spoken, whichever occurs first.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Three Parkway Center
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(Greentree), Pittsburgh, PA 15220. This meeting will also be available
by remote access. Registration information is available on the NIOSH
Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Book, NIOSH National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), 626 Cochrans Mill Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236 (412) 386-6691 or (412) 386-5200 (these are not
toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Meeting
NIOSH will hold a public meeting to allow commenters to present
information on an increase in respirator certification and approval
fees on individual respirator manufacturers, the respirator market, or
on those industries that rely on NIOSH approved respiratory equipment.
Requests to make presentations at the public meeting should be
mailed to the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34,
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Requests may also be
submitted by telephone (513) 533-8611, facsimile (513) 533-8285, or
emailed to [email protected] with the words ``respirator fees
presentation'' in the subject line. All requests to present should
contain the name, address, telephone number and relevant business
affiliations of the presenter, and the approximate time requested for
the presentation. Oral presentations will be limited to 15 minutes.
After reviewing the requests for presentations, NIOSH will notify the
presenter that his/her presentation is scheduled. If a participant is
not in attendance when his/her presentation is scheduled to begin, the
remaining participants will be heard in order. After the last scheduled
speaker is heard, participants who missed their assigned times may be
allowed to speak, limited by time available.
Attendees who wish to speak but did not submit a request for the
opportunity to make a presentation may be given this opportunity after
the scheduled speakers are heard, at the discretion of the presiding
officer and limited by time available. This meeting will also be using
audio/LiveMeeting Conferencing, remote access capabilities where
interested parties may listen in and view the presentations over the
Internet simultaneously. Parties remotely accessing the meeting will
have the opportunity to comment during the open comment period.
Registration is required for both in-person and LiveMeeting
participation. Because this meeting is being held at a Federal site,
pre-registration is required on or before April 26, 2013 and a
government-issued photo ID (driver's license or passport) will be
required to obtain entrance to the facility. Non[hyphen]US citizens
need to register by March 29, to allow sufficient time for mandatory
facility security clearance procedures to be completed.
An email confirming registration will be sent from NIOSH for both
in-person participation and audio conferencing participation. Details
required to participate via the conferencing will be provided by NIOSH
in a separate email. This option will be available to participants on a
first come, first served basis and is limited to the first 100
participants.
Registration information is available on the NIOSH Web site at
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh.
Dated: March 20, 2013.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-06850 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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